Websites
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This is website totally dedicated to the work of August Wilson.
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Here's a site dedicated to the memory of August Wilson and the celebration of African American culture.
Documents
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Check out the New York Times' original review of Fences from 1987.
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Here's a link to the many articles published on Wilson in the New York Times.
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This is the article published by the New York Times after Wilson's untimely death.
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Check out this great interview with Wilson – really!
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A great article discussing the influence Harlem Renaissance artist Romare Bearden had on August Wilson's plays.
Audio
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Listen to an interesting 2004 interview with Wilson.
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NPR's popular evening radio show took a moment to focus on Fences.
Video
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This page has a clip of James Earl Jones as the original Troy Maxson. (Scroll down and look for the video on the left.)
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Watch interviews with the cast of Portland Center Stage's production of the play.
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Here are clips from a production by deaf actors.
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Check out a clip from CBS News celebrating Wilson's memory.
Images
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Here's the man!
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Here's Wilson with his wife, Constanza Romero
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This is the cover of the published version of the play.
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Here's Laurence Fishburne as Troy.
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Artist Romare Bearden had a huge impact on Wilson's plays. Check out some of Bearden's collages here.
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Explore more of Bearden's work, courtesy of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.